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Health care expenditures increased by $80 per month during the 13- to 24-month period, excluding the cost of semaglutide.

Practitioners should consider potential increases in health care costs when prescribing semaglutide.

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Imputed health care expenditures, excluding the cost of semaglutide, increased by $80 per month (95% CI, $68-$92 per month).
Yuan Lu et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2025

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Based on a large retrospective cohort study.

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Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Health Care Expenditures Among Patients Prescribed Semaglutide

Yuan Lu et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2025

DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26013

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